Patents by Inventor Stephen A. Marsh
Stephen A. Marsh has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20230181857Abstract: A positive air way pressure mask includes a mask body having an inlet and an outlet, a nasal interface supported on the body, the nasal interface having air passages, with the nasal interface coupling a user's nose to the outlet of the continuous positive air way pressure mask body, and an air switch device having an input port, an output port, and a diversion port, with the input port receiving air from a continuous positive airway pressure machine and delivering the received air to the output port during an inhalation, and that switches the air from the positive airway pressure machine from the inlet to the diversion port to expel diverted air to ambient during an exhalation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventor: Stephen A. Marsh
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Patent number: 11456681Abstract: Described is an electrically actuated, pneumatic driven motor. The pneumatic driven motor includes a body having first and second surfaces, the body having a chamber defined by an interior wall, a displacement cavity, and a passage that fluidly couples the displacement cavity to the chamber, a bleeder port and a bleeder port passage that fluidly couples the bleeder port to the chamber, a valve disposed in the passage between the displacement cavity and the chamber, an annular pushrod mechanism coupled to the valve, the annular pushrod mechanism having a pair of pawls that protrude from an inner surface of the annular pushrod mechanism, an axle disposed in the chamber; and a motor gear disposed about the axle, the motor gear having a plurality of teeth that selectively engage with the pawls on the pushrod mechanism according to displacement of the annular pushrod mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Encite LLCInventors: Stephen A. Marsh, Spencer Parker
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Patent number: 11359619Abstract: Disclosed are techniques such as roll to roll processing to produce inlet valves for controlling entry of fluid into a compartment of a device. The valve includes a body having a compartment and an inlet into the compartment, with the inlet being bifurcated by a pair of spaced wall portions of the body that form a confining region and which pair of spaced wall portions together with wall portions of the body provide a pair of spaced inlet portions into the compartment and a valve member having a first portion that is position-able within a portion of the compartment, an intermediate portion, and a second portion coupled to the first portion by the intermediate portion, with the second portion position-able within the confining region and with the second portion having an obstruction portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Encite LLCInventor: Stephen A. Marsh
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Patent number: 11296619Abstract: Disclosed is a force transfer device that includes a first body that has a first body frame that defines a first chamber and at least one gear element. The gear element has a central gear element region. A first membrane is affixed to a surface of the first body frame, the membrane covering the chamber and having an annular aperture enclosing a central region of the membrane that is affixed to the central gear element region of the gear element. The disclosed force transfer device can be axle or shaft based. Also disclosed in a micro electrostatic motor that includes a motor body having a first and a second face, the motor body defining a chamber and a rotor having a central region. A membrane is disposed over the first face of the motor body, the membrane supporting a pair of spaced electrodes that are electrically isolated by a gap, the membrane having an annular aperture that defines a central region of the membrane that is coupled to the central region of the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Encite LLCInventor: Stephen A. Marsh
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Patent number: 11245344Abstract: Disclosed is a micro electrostatic motor that includes a body having a first and a second face and having a chamber. A first membrane is disposed over the first face of the body and a rotatable disk is disposed in the circular chamber about a member. The disk is disposed in the circular chamber and is free to rotate about the member. The disk has on a first surface thereof a set of three mutually electrically isolated electrodes, with each of the electrodes having a tab portion and being electrically isolated from the member. A second membrane is disposed over the second face of the body and a pair of spaced electrodes are provided on portions of the second membrane, with the pair of spaced electrodes being isolated by a gap between the pair of electrodes. A cylindrical shaped member is disposed in the chamber electrically isolated from the three mutually electrically isolated electrodes on the disc.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Encite LLCInventor: Stephen A. Marsh
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Publication number: 20210323808Abstract: Disclosed is a micro pressure sensor including a plurality of modules that are operative over different ranges of pressure. The modules include a stack of at least two module layers, each module layer including a module body having walls that define a compartment and with the defined compartment partitioned into at least two sub-compartments, a port for fluid ingress or egress disposed in a first wall of the body, with remaining walls of the body being solid walls, a membrane affixed to a first surface of the module body covering the compartment, and an electrode affixed over a surface of the membrane.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventor: Stephen A. Marsh
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Patent number: 11121389Abstract: A method of cleaning power cells in an array of power cells, comprising coupling at least one first power cell to second power cells in an array of power cells and causing the second power cells to drive the at least one first power cell with a voltage to clean catalyst on the at least one first power cell.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: ENCITE LLCInventors: Stephen A. Marsh, Lawrence W. Hill
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Publication number: 20210211068Abstract: Described is an electrically actuated, pneumatic driven motor. The pneumatic driven motor includes a body having first and second surfaces, the body having a chamber defined by an interior wall, a displacement cavity, and a passage that fluidly couples the displacement cavity to the chamber, a bleeder port and a bleeder port passage that fluidly couples the bleeder port to the chamber, a valve disposed in the passage between the displacement cavity and the chamber, an annular pushrod mechanism coupled to the valve, the annular pushrod mechanism having a pair of pawls that protrude from an inner surface of the annular pushrod mechanism, an axle disposed in the chamber; and a motor gear disposed about the axle, the motor gear having a plurality of teeth that selectively engage with the pawls on the pushrod mechanism according to displacement of the annular pushrod mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Stephen A. Marsh, Spencer Parker
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Patent number: 11046575Abstract: Disclosed is a micro pressure sensor including a plurality of modules that are operative over different ranges of pressure. The modules include a stack of at least two module layers, each module layer including a module body having walls that define a compartment and with the defined compartment partitioned into at least two sub-compartments, a port for fluid ingress or egress disposed in a first wall of the body, with remaining walls of the body being solid walls, a membrane affixed to a first surface of the module body covering the compartment, and an electrode affixed over a surface of the membrane.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Encite LLCInventor: Stephen A. Marsh
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Publication number: 20200084892Abstract: Disclosed is a flexible electronic circuit substrate that includes a device that is fabricated from layers of the flexible electronic circuit substrate as part of construction of the flexible electronic circuit substrate. Such devices could be functional units such as micro electro mechanical devices (MEMS) devices such as micro-accelerometer sensor elements, micro flow sensors, micro pressure sensors, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventor: Stephen A. Marsh
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Patent number: 10512164Abstract: Disclosed is a flexible electronic circuit substrate that includes a device that is fabricated from layers of the flexible electronic circuit substrate as part of construction of the flexible electronic circuit substrate. Such devices could be functional units such as micro electro mechanical devices (MEMS) devices such as micro-accelerometer sensor elements, micro flow sensors, micro pressure sensors, etc.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Encite LLCInventor: Stephen A. Marsh
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Publication number: 20190379304Abstract: Disclosed is a micro electrostatic motor that includes a body having a first and a second face and having a chamber. A first membrane is disposed over the first face of the body and a rotatable disk is disposed in the circular chamber about a member. The disk is disposed in the circular chamber and is free to rotate about the member. The disk has on a first surface thereof a set of three mutually electrically isolated electrodes, with each of the electrodes having a tab portion and being electrically isolated from the member. A second membrane is disposed over the second face of the body and a pair of spaced electrodes are provided on portions of the second membrane, with the pair of spaced electrodes being isolated by a gap between the pair of electrodes. A cylindrical shaped member is disposed in the chamber electrically isolated from the three mutually electrically isolated electrodes on the disc.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Applicant: Encite LLCInventor: Stephen A. Marsh
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Publication number: 20190379303Abstract: Disclosed is a force transfer device that includes a first body that has a first body frame that defines a first chamber and at least one gear element. The gear element has a central gear element region. A first membrane is affixed to a surface of the first body frame, the membrane covering the chamber and having an annular aperture enclosing a central region of the membrane that is affixed to the central gear element region of the gear element. The disclosed force transfer device can be axle or shaft based. Also disclosed in a micro electrostatic motor that includes a motor body having a first and a second face, the motor body defining a chamber and a rotor having a central region. A membrane is disposed over the first face of the motor body, the membrane supporting a pair of spaced electrodes that are electrically isolated by a gap, the membrane having an annular aperture that defines a central region of the membrane that is coupled to the central region of the rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Applicant: Encite LLCInventor: Stephen A. Marsh
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Publication number: 20190273276Abstract: A method of cleaning power cells in an array of power cells, comprising coupling at least one first power cell to second power cells in an array of power cells and causing the second power cells to drive the at least one first power cell with a voltage to clean catalyst on the at least one first power cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Inventors: Stephen A. Marsh, Lawrence W. Hill
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Publication number: 20190145396Abstract: Disclosed are techniques such as roll to roll processing to produce inlet valves for controlling entry of fluid into a compartment of a device. The valve includes a body having a compartment and an inlet into the compartment, with the inlet being bifurcated by a pair of spaced wall portions of the body that form a confining region and which pair of spaced wall portions together with wall portions of the body provide a pair of spaced inlet portions into the compartment and a valve member having a first portion that is position-able within a portion of the compartment, an intermediate portion, and a second portion coupled to the first portion by the intermediate portion, with the second portion position-able within the confining region and with the second portion having an obstruction portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: Encite LLCInventor: Stephen A. Marsh
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Publication number: 20190127213Abstract: Disclosed is a micro pressure sensor including a plurality of modules that are operative over different ranges of pressure. The modules include a stack of at least two module layers, each module layer including a module body having walls that define a compartment and with the defined compartment partitioned into at least two sub-compartments, a port for fluid ingress or egress disposed in a first wall of the body, with remaining walls of the body being solid walls, a membrane affixed to a first surface of the module body covering the compartment, and an electrode affixed over a surface of the membrane.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2018Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: Encite LLCInventor: Stephen A. Marsh
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Publication number: 20190104616Abstract: Disclosed is a flexible electronic circuit substrate that includes a device that is fabricated from layers of the flexible electronic circuit substrate as part of construction of the flexible electronic circuit substrate. Such devices could be functional units such as micro electro mechanical devices (MEMS) devices such as micro-accelerometer sensor elements, micro flow sensors, micro pressure sensors, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Applicant: Encite LLCInventor: Stephen A. Marsh
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Patent number: 10199671Abstract: A method of cleaning power cells in an array of power cells, comprising coupling at least one first power cell to second power cells in an array of power cells and causing the second power cells to drive the at least one first power cell with a voltage to clean catalyst on the at least one first power cell.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Encite LLCInventors: Stephen A. Marsh, Lawrence W. Hill
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Publication number: 20180131024Abstract: A method of cleaning power cells in an array of power cells, comprising coupling at least one first power cell to second power cells in an array of power cells and causing the second power cells to drive the at least one first power cell with a voltage to clean catalyst on the at least one first power cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: Stephen A. Marsh, Lawrence W. Hill
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Patent number: 9819037Abstract: A method of cleaning power cells in an array of power cells, comprising coupling at least one first power cell to second power cells in an array of power cells and causing the second power cells to drive the at least one first power cell with a voltage to clean catalyst on the at least one first power cell.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Encite LLCInventors: Stephen A. Marsh, Lawrence W. Hill